Scorpene submarine data leak: Australian paper uploads new set of leaked documents

HIGHLIGHTS

Australian paper uploads new set of leaked documents relating to Scorpene submarines.

The documents talks about a wide range of technical specifications of the sonars.

The Indian Navy has not yet officially reacted to the release of new documents

HIGHLIGHTS

Australian paper uploads new set of leaked documents relating to Scorpene submarines.

The documents talks about a wide range of technical specifications of the sonars.

The Indian Navy has not yet officially reacted to the release of new documents

Australian newspaper The Australian on Thursday uploaded on its website a fresh tranche of leaked documents detailing Indian Scorpene submarine's underwater warfare system.The second document leak in a row reveals that the ultra-secret details of India's Scorpene submarines are out in the

Australian newspaper The Australian on Thursday uploaded on its website a fresh tranche of leaked documents detailing Indian Scorpene submarine's underwater warfare system.

The second document leak in a row reveals that the ultra-secret details of India's Scorpene submarines are out in the open.

Meanwhile, the Indian Navy officials have also taken up the Scorpene document leak matter with France's Directorate General of Armament.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

The new set of documents, with Indian Navy insignia on it and marked "Restricted Scorpene India", gives details about the sonar system of the submarines which is used to gather intelligence underwater.

The documents talks about a wide range of technical specifications of the sonars and at what degree and frequency it will function.

The papers detail the "Operating Instruction Manual", which talks about how to select a target for weapon firing, weapon configuration selection, among others.

The Indian Navy has not yet officially reacted to the release of new documents, sources maintained that it does not compromise national security.

They said the same information about a submarine was on "many naval defence websites".

"On the face of it, these documents are basic operating manual. You buy any goods from the market, it will come with an operating manual," defence analyst Commodore Uday Bhaskar (Retd), Director of Society of Policy Studies said.

The paper said it has been told that the secret data was removed from DCNS by a former sub-contractor in 2011 and taken to a private company in Southeast Asia before being passed on to a branch of that company in a second Southeast Asian nation.

In the wake of leak of documents relating to India's Scorpene project, Australia has told French shipbuilding firm DCNS that it will demand the same level of information security on the new submarine project like it enjoys with its closest ally, the US.

Meanwhile, Navy said it has taken up the Scorpene document leak matter with France's Directorate General of Armament and has asked the French govt to investigate the incident.

More than 22,000 pages of top secret data on the capabilities of six highly advanced submarines being built for the Indian Navy were leaked on Wednesday.